Barber s dresssng-case



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C. BROWN.

BARBERS DRESSING OASE.

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N. PETERS. Phawlhngmpmr. washington. D. C.

UNrTen STaTns FaTnNT @Trina CHARLES BROWN, OF EMPORIA, KANSAS.

BARBEWS DRESSlNGuC/SE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 391,506, dated October 23, 1888.

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T0 @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES, BROWN, of Emporia, in the county of Lyon and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Barbers DressingCases, of which the following is a specification. i

My invention relates to certain improvements in barbers7 furniture; and it has for its object the construction of a case containing a lavatory apparatus and convenient spaces for holding the various tools and appliances used by barbers.

In the accompanying drawings,Figure l rep resents a front view of my improved case, and Fig. 2 a side or end view thereof with the framing broken away to show the interior. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view ofthe razorcase.

A represents an upright case having the base or lower portion, A', and closed at the top by a hinged cover, A.

B is the upper part-of the base A', forming a shelf, at each end of which wash basins or bowls o b are provided.

Against the rear wall of the upper case, A, is placed a double row of pigeonlholes, C G.

In the center of the case is a mirror, D, upon a hinged door, which conceals a recess of con` venient shelves, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. l. At each side of this mirror is a row of hooks, E E, upon which brushes and other articles may be hung. Below the spaces containing these hooks I provide the open coinpartments F. l

Below the mirror I provide the razorcase G, having a glass front and provided with a series of recesses or pockets, g, in which the razors and shpars are placed. This case is provided at its ends with the studs g', which are engaged by the hooks g2, secured tothe casing by means of springs g, as shown. The razor-case is thus removably secured in place, the springs drawing backward on the hooks and holding them in engagement with the studs, so as to prevent the falling of the case. Beneath this case the space is utilized for money-drawers H I-I, between which toilet articles can be placed.

The front of the case is closed by a rolling cover, I, which is attached at its lower end to the drum J. Said drum is provided with a spring, j, one end of which is attached to the case A. The coverI is provided at its upper end with a springlock, K, which engages a suitable staple or other catch when the cover is drawn up over the front of the case. Upon unlocking thislock the springj will cause the drum J to revolve and the cover I to be drawn down and wound thereon. ThecoverIis composed of a series of transverse slats flexibly jointed together, and has its side edges working in guideways provided along the sides of the upper portion ofthe case. When the cover is slid down, it is received within the base portion A by being wound upon the drum, f

the end of the cover projecting slightly above the base portion, so as to be caught by the hand.

The small roller L (shown in Fig. 2) acts as a guide for the cover I as it is wound upon the drum J.

In the upper portion ofthe case A two water-tanks, m m', are located, which contain the water to be supplied to the basins b b. Beneath each of these tanks I provide shelves, upon which lamps may be placed, the anie from which will heat the water in the tanks. These tanks are made smaller at the bottom than at the top, in order that the hot air from the lamps may circulate between them and more effectually heat the water contained therein. The water from these tanks is conveyed to the bowls b Z1 through pipes O O, the upper ends of which enter the bottom of the tanks and are closed by, conical plugs I. These plugs are attached to rods Q, which eX. tend upward through the tank and over the back of the case and downward to a point below the level of the shelf B, where they are connected to levers It R, which are fulcrumed about the middle of their length to brackets o' and terminate at their front ends in upright thumbpieces S, which extend up through shelfv B.

As will be seen from Fig. 2 of the drawings, if pressure is applied to the thumb-piece S, the rear end of the lever It will rise, carrying upward the rod @and causing the conical plug P, attached to said rod, to rise from its seat in the pipe O, when the water will ovv through said pipe to the basin b. Upon removing the hand from thumbpiece S the operation is re- IOO versed and the conical plug restored to its seat in the pipe. The lever R is secured against accidental movement by means of the flat spring T.

I claim- 1. The combination, with the casing, ofthe razor-case having the studs g at its ends, the hooks engaging said studs, and the springs securing said hooks to the casing, as set forth.

2. The combination of the easing, the tanks in the upper portion of the saine, the basins in the lower portion of the same, the lamps arranged below the tanks, the pipes O, leading from the tanks to the basins, the levers R, pivoted at an intermediate point of their length and provided at their front ends with the knobs S, the springs T, bearing on the levers in rear of their pivots, and the rods Q, adapted to close the pipes O, and extending up through the tanks and downward in rear of the easing, and having their lower ends pivoted to the gear ends of the levers, substantially as speci- 3. In a barbers dressing-case, the case A, in the form of a cabinet vand having a base or lower portion, A', which is hollow and forms a receptacle, and the drum J, contained and concealed within the said receptacle, and the upper portion having a series of pigeon-holes, C, and suitable other receptacles for the tools and appliances used in the trade, and the cover l, composed of a series of transverse slats eXiblyjointed together, one end of the cover being connected to the drum J, the side edges thereof working in guideways provided along the sides of the upper portion of the case, and the other end of the cover carrying alock and working through a slot in the top of the base portion A', the said lock on the cover being adapted to engage the upper part of the case, whereby when the cover is in place the tools, appliances, pigeon-holes, and receptacles in the upper portion of the case are concealed, and when the cover is slid down it is received within the base portion A by being wound upon the drum J, the end of the cover pro-l 

